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empathy

/ˈɛmpəθi/
noun
  1. Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

    "She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too."

  2. Capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

  3. A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

Synonymsecstasy

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